Productions set in Michigan and Utah

Michigan State University will produce CATCH OF THE DAY Nov. 3-6. That script has been done as a radio play before but this will be the first stage production.

Meanwhile, a high school in Millard County, Utah will produce JOY TO OTHER WORLDS. That script has been produced once before, but I’ve written a new ending, so this will be the first production of the revised version.

CATCH OF THE DAY
A nervous mother is preparing to entertain her daughter and the daughter’s new boyfriend. She’s eager for the match to succeed. She’s instructed her husband to pick up some fish on the way home for dinner; he mistakenly acquires a fugu, a type of fish prized as a delicacy in Japan — but which is also highly poisonous, if improperly prepared. Naturally, the woman succeeds in poisoning the daughter and her boyfriend — sending them into a trance. Comedy ensues, while the pair are frozen in position through part of the play. Cast: Two males, two females. Running time: 30 minutes.* Staged reading as a radio play by Falcon Radio Theatre, Seattle, Washington, April 23, 2013.

JOY TO OTHER WORLDS
A man’s display of Christmas lights flashing to the tune of “Joy to The World” attracts the attention of an alien race, which struggles to interpret the transmission. Cast: Nine — Four male, three female, two non-gender or one male, six females, two non-gender. Running time: 30 minutes.* Produced by Backyard Theatre Company, Steinbach, Manitoba, December 2014.

Dwayne Yancey is a playwright from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. He’s had scripts produced throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain and other locations abroad. For more on his work, contact him directly at dwayneyancey@gmail.com.